HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 119-23 Item 5.4 Amending the Effective Date of City Council Resolution 133-22 Approving General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendments (PLPA-2022-00036)
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RESOLUTION NO. 119 – 23
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN
AMENDING THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION 133-22 APPROVING
GENERAL PLAN AND EASTERN DUBLIN SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENTS
(PLPA-2022-00036)
WHEREAS, the State of California requires cities and counties to adopt a comprehensive,
long-term General Plan for the physical development of the City; and
WHEREAS, the Housing Element is one of seven mandated elements of the General Plan
and must address the existing and projected housing needs for all economic segments of the
community; and
WHEREAS, State law requires Housing Elements to be updated every eight years; and
WHEREAS, the City of Dublin prepared the 2023 – 2031 Housing Element in accordance
with State law, and associated amendments to the General Plan, including the Land Use Element
and Land Use Map, and Seismic Safety and Safety Element, and associated amendments to the
Eastern Dublin Specific Plan which are collectively referred to as the “Project”; and
WHEREAS, the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), together with the CEQA
Guidelines and City of Dublin CEQA Guidelines and Procedures require that certain projects be
reviewed for environmental impacts and that environmental documents be prepared; and
WHEREAS, the City prepared an Initial Study for the Project to determine if it may have a
significant effect on the environment; and
WHEREAS, the Initial Study determined that the Project would not have any significant
environmental effects and the preparation of a Negative Declaration was the appropriate CEQA
document; and
WHEREAS, the Initial Study/Negative Declaration was circulated for public review from
October 4, 2022, through November 2, 2022; and
WHEREAS, on November 15, 2022, the City Council held a properly noticed public
hearing on the Project, including the Initial Study/Negative Declaration, at which time all
interested parties had the opportunity to be heard; and
WHEREAS, on November 15, 2022, the City Council did hear and use independent
judgment and considered all said reports, recommendations, and testimony and adopted
Resolution 133-22 which adopted the Project and the related Initial Study/Negative Declaration
effective upon certification of the 2023 – 2031 Housing Element by the California Department of
Housing and Community Development (HCD); and
WHEREAS, on August 15, 2023, the City Council amended Resolution 133 -22 to make
adoption of the Initial Study/Negative Declaration and approval of the 2023 – 2031 Housing
Element effective on November 15, 2022; and
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WHEREAS, the City Council’s intent was to defer the adoption of the related General Plan
and Specific Plan amendments until HCD certified the Housing Element, and the Resolution
provided that it would not become effective until HCD certified the Housing Element ; and
WHEREAS, if the Housing Element is certified by the California Department of Housing
and Community Development (HCD) after January 31, 2022, State law requires the City to
complete rezones required by the adopted 2023 -2031 Housing Element by January 31, 2024 or
risk loss of local control over land use decisions; and
WHEREAS, the Housing Element was resubmitted to HCD for review on November 20,
2023, starting a 60-day review period.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council affirms the findings and
recitals contained in Resolution 133-22; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Dublin City Council hereby amends Resolution 133-
22 to make adoption of the General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendments effective
on December 5, 2023.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 5th day of December 2023, by the following
vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Hu, Josey, McCorriston, Qaadri and Mayor Hernandez
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
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Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Clerk
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